Stolen motorcycle crashes shortly after police chase begins

Almost as soon as a San Diego County sheriff’s deputy began chasing a motorcycle in Poway on Saturday night, it crashed, injuring both people who were riding it, according to Lt. Christopher Collier of the Sheriff’s Department.

Around 9:30 p.m., the deputy noticed several people who he thought were “acting suspiciously” around the motorcycle near Stone Canyon Road and Del Norte, Collier said in a news release. The motorcycle’s registration was expired.

When the deputy tried to talk to the group, a man and a woman got on the motorcycle and took off quickly, Collier said. The deputy chased them, and the motorcycle crashed around the corner along the 16000 block of Avenida Florencia.

Both motorcycle riders were transported to Palomar Medical Center Escondido.

The Sheriff’s Department later determined that the motorcycle was stolen. The department is still investigating the crash.

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